158 Mr. R. Shelford on new 



the scent-glands. Supra-anal lamina triangular ; subgenital 

 lamina irregularly produced, notched on the left side, with 

 two slender styles. Front femora armed on anterior margin 

 beneath with a complete row of spines, the distal shorter than 

 the proximal ; all the femora with genicular and apical 

 spines. 



? . Similar, but supra-anal lamina more produced, sub- 

 genital lamina ample, semiorbicular. 



^ ? . Total length 18-19 mm.; length of body 15 mm.; 

 length of tegmina 15 mm. ; pronotum 3*5 x 4-9 mm. 



3 c? c? , 2 ? ? , Zambesi rain-forest [Dr. G. B. Longstaff 

 and Prof. T. Hudson Beare) . 



Types in Oxford Museum. 



The species is allied to /. bwiaculata, Gerst., from E. Africa, 

 but differs in the secondary sexual characters of the male. 



Subfam. Blattinjs. 

 Genus Peotagonista, no v. 



Antennas slightly incrassated. Position of antennal sockets 

 variable. Pronotum as long as broad, quadrangular, with 

 rounded angles, sides not deflexed. A fine erect pubescence 

 covers both pronotum and tegmina. Tegmina and wings 

 fully developed in the male. Tibial spines in two rows. 

 Posterior metatarsus longer than the remaining joints, all the 

 pulvilli apical. Arolia minute. 



The genus is remarkable on account of the shape of the 

 pronotum and the pubescence on pronotum and tegmina. In 

 one of the species the eyes are closer together than the 

 antennal sockets, in the other they are further apart ; I doubt 

 if this character is of much importance, and it hardly seems 

 advisable to separate the New- World genera of Blattinse from 

 the Old-World genera on the strength of this character 

 alone. 



Protagonista luguhris, sp. n. (PI. IX. fig. 1.) 



(J. Piceous. Head finely punctate; labrum, clypeus, and 

 palpi testaceous ; ocelli * prominent, testaceous ; eyes further 

 apart than antennal sockets. Antennas fuscous, slightly 

 incrassated, pubescent, but not plumose, apical joints testa- 

 ceous. Pronotum not covering vertex of head, coarsely 

 reticulate-punctate, with some smooth interspaces and lines ; 

 a deep, wide, semilunar impression extending across the 



* They appear to be true ocelli as in the subfam. Corydiinffi, and not 

 fe}icstr(S as in the other subfamilies. 



